diff --git a/sound/usb/pcm.c b/sound/usb/pcm.c
index 3bb095a3c9b68e70ac54def1b6a62a84654332a8..95ec8eec1bb046f2bc1448fc31e363c331126c39 100644
--- a/sound/usb/pcm.c
+++ b/sound/usb/pcm.c
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ static int snd_usb_pcm_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	/* need an explicit sync to catch applptr update in low-latency mode */
 	if (direction == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK &&
 	    as->chip->lowlatency)
-		runtime->hw.info |= SNDRV_PCM_INFO_EXPLICIT_SYNC;
+		runtime->hw.info |= SNDRV_PCM_INFO_SYNC_APPLPTR;
 	runtime->private_data = subs;
 	subs->pcm_substream = substream;
 	/* runtime PM is also done there */